Telegram-herald., 1887-08-17
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they zsse aa9 Or I've ago, 4nd q = sot
illPr0La5ls tnat the deasn list rom here
may BE- sesl.sd AZ slnlost sng time Ars
Wai1s1z. va sas aot la0uzat AZ nFst - oe
seriously Koaalsd. has tAksn a rapid sura
lor .hs worse aaa Adaa SAanberger aad Mr.
Abraham, q gar ma1er. are n0s "a efilic@l
condition. A1Fices from the Peoria
Foundei. Al Piper CITY. state tazt Alss
Pearl Adams - SLOWLY bat almost impef-
osoii0iY improving. 2oiie "a oili-a' a
yo1ls mal sao Wxs barred here ~ Pro1J
some DAYS aso, - zroeinx worse "ai-Aih
t0rres. toF F4s1lg c0ilsctor 0t Ill WOOL, =
sul alive bDs ssrE l0T. MF. and Mrs.. Ds.
Hszsa, oi feiaE Madison. Iowa, and Mss
Alien. of West Point al very seriously
Hs.ndel, .-fi .or home t4ls Afternoon in a
special ear expressly htted uD
rth every 4ppliance that could
fsader tne i0arncy easy and confortao-e.
To shon hos e0Eld-Nlde = TIE interest
ikksa in the great caiaetrcons u may %
stated thar several peoDie here nave reerif 81
dispAtc1ss lE0m Europe, more sspec.A-iy
nom Germany. making iuqGirles after
friends and fela.l Ses Who were oeisVed ID
b. ln tae wreck
A dsoatea from Kentland. Ind, this
snarlins Says that ths uen arrested thefe
ratures7 Nsre CHARGED With carving Goa
eesiel Respsls and not si.l burning the
bridge fnr0ufa which the Niasara a1euf-
biaa vent. easi " CndtsUorth. on the llne
rf me e.io. Peoria " Western Railroad,
o. zss ~ sGn-sasy ri sht
CaAIsGoafu. Ill, Agg. l5--Ihe damages
On account ci fne sceiaent vii be ntt4s
shorg ~ 81 90 CO. Probably eighty peo-
lie WiI de. and 81, coo IS the limit that can
Sc oiiecfet COZ a dead person. Ihis one
iirm sill dgurs I'd 500 600. The seriously
wounded may collect $1,000 or slo.Ooo
eacn. Add - fnis the loss Of business and
the aas1ase 20 property and the disaster
vii cost tns company round sum-
Henry Il Beacn, editor of the Pun HGn-
az Aisocafs. Of Piper City. Diames the sec
ton men and The engineer for the disaster.
That IRE aal smoke were seen IN the
neighborhOod Of the bridge last Wecnes-
daF afternoon. be says, IS confirmed by
ms1y farmers who live IN the neighbor-
ho0d and we're the section fOremen more
attentive and strict Ia the performances OF
their duties, the disaster would never have
happened.
Toe Investigation into the cause Of the
accident vas continued this afternoon.
B0gsn Warren. master Mechanic OF the
Toledo. Peoria & Western Railroad. testih-
ed ihAl ne lad personally inspected the ex-
curs.on train az 8 clock OF the evening IL
started and found sTesything all right. he
had been connected with railroads twenty
i've years and bad often run douoe-head
ers. F.. r. Nockley master OF bridges, de-
scfi0ed the bridge where the accident oc-
surred. Re bad examined The bridge
May "a and found IL IN hrst-class condition.
The bridge was fifteen feet long anC the
se4n thirteen teet long. tt was laid on
piiiDg caps across posts. with strinSers on
the caLs. the ties Oh The stringers, steel
rails on The ties aud guard rails outside the
ties. Tns sfringers were Of standsrd
material and dimensions. The day before
the accident he had inspected the track
between Gilman aud Fairourn, travelling on
freight train ard inspecting the track as he
went along, but dit noe get OF and examine
any bridge. Testimony was given By other
minor officials Of railroad. but nothing OF
importance vas elected.